clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
good or bad luck; fortune
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
other; another; over; more than; I; me
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
preliminary inspection; preliminary examination
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
railway line operated by the Ministry of Railways; city electric train operated by the Ministry of Railways
railway bridge; iron bridge
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing